Specials for the 2024 Pickling Amateur Competiton include:
Premier Pickling Exhibitor (Amateur)
One winner will be selected from among all Pickling entries ( Amateur), whose entries in the pickle classes earn the highest cumulative number of points based on the Points Scale above. Exhibitors from both sections are eligible for the award, and it is not necessary that they compete in all classes. Youth classes do not accumulate points towards the Premier Piclking Exhibitor Award. Tie-Breaker: In case of a points tie, the person with the most firsts or seconds, etc. will be the Premier Pickling Exhibitor.
Prize Money: $100
Judges' Choice Pickling Award
One winner will be selected from all first place entries (both Amateur and Professional) by the competition judges. Selection is based on the specific pickle product's quality, taste, apperance, as well as the reciepe's creativity and uniqueness - those elements that, in the judges' view, create a "Best Of Show" for Pickling.
Prize Money: $50
Heritage Pickle
Watermelon Rind Pickles Judges Choice Pickling Award Paul Barrie, Toronto, ON
Bread & Butter Pickles Craig Steven, St. Thomas, ON
Bread & Butter Pickles Caroline Loucks, Toronto, ON
Bread & Butter Pickles: Cucumbers, Onions, Green P Rodger J. Beatty, St. Catharines, ON
New England Spiced Apples Joe Bush, Toronto, ON
Great Depression, B&B Sweet Pickle, Family Receipe Samantha Fitzpatrick, Toronto, ON
Pickled Watermelon Rind Craig Steven, St. Thomas, ON